This meeting employs both case presentation and panel discussion formats. Educational programming will include current concepts of diagnosis and treatment in head and neck medicine. New techniques and technology will be addressed, as well as outcomes of surgical techniques.

The purpose of this program is to provide otolaryngologists an opportunity to review and update their knowledge in each sub-specialty of Otolaryngology. 

After participating in this activity, participants should be able to describe and discuss:

• Current evidence-based medical and surgical management of patients with common and uncommon disorders of the ears, nose, throat, head and neck.
• Emerging protocols, procedures, and techniques being investigated in major teaching centers.
• Future developments in the management of otolaryngologic disorders.

View the full program HERE.

Sunday, February 4th 

7:30-8:am: Breakfast & Exhibits                                                                   

8-9am: Contemporary Management of Sensorineural Hearing Loss and Cochlear Implants

3:30-4:30pm: Business of Medicine and Pediatric Demand

4:30-5:30pm: Brow & Eyelids:  Functional and Aesthetic Treatments

5:30-6:30pm: Controversial Topics in Otology and Neurotology I                              

Monday, February 5th                                                                 

6:30-7am: Breakfast & Exhibits

7-8am: General Pediatric: Controversies

8-9am: Nasal Trauma: Early and Late Management

3:30-4:30pm:  Controversial Topics in Otology and Neurotology II                    

4:30-5:30pm: Oropharyngeal Update

5:30-6:30pm: Complex Congenital Neck Masses                                                                                                                          

Tuesday, February 6th                                                                  

6:30-7:00am: Breakfast & Exhibits

7-8am: Thyroid and Parathyroid Cases

8-9am: Management of the Chronic Ear                                               

9-10am: Multidisciplinary Management of the Nasal Airway: Endonasal vs Open Septoplasty:  When and Why?  

3:30-4:30pm: Pediatric Thyroid: Contemporary Practice Models and Cases 

4:30-5:30pm: Cutaneous Malignancies

5:30-6:30pm: Pediatric Otolaryngology and the Cleft Patient   

*Evening: James L. Netterville Alumni Society dinner, all invited                    

Wednesday, February 7th

6:30-7:00am: Breakfast & Exhibits

7-8am: Oral Cavity

8-9am: Management of Nasal Polyps: Spectrum of Options

9-10am: Alley Endowed Lecture: “I'm Sorry Dave: I'm Afraid I Can't Do That (Concerns and Promises of AI and Big Data with Electronic Health Records)"

• Endowed Speaker: Chen-Tan “CT” Lin, MD of University of Colorado School of Medicine

3:30-4:30pm: Navigating Billing and Coding for the Comprehensive Otolaryngologist

4:30-5:30pm: Updates on Laryngeal Stenosis

5:30-6:30pm: Chronic Sinusitis: Cases of Advanced Disease

Thursday, February 8th

6:30-7:00am: Breakfast & Exhibits

7-8am: It’s Not Just the Larynx

8-9am: Chronic Sinusitis: Management of Minimal Disease

9-10am: Update and Basic Education of Compliance Issues in Otolaryngology

4:30-5:30pm: Defining the Role of the Otolaryngologist as a Community Influencer

5:30-6:30pm: Taking Care of the Professional Singer

Friday, February 9th

7:30-8am: Breakfast & Exhibits

8-9am: Laryngology Hodge-Podge

This program is designed for practicing otolaryngologists and otolaryngology residents and fellows seeking the latest information in head and neck medicine, as well as General Practitioners, Family Medicine Physicians, Primary Care Physicians, and Urgent Care Physicians seeking to deepen their understanding and broaden their treatment for diseases of the head and neck. 

Course faculty selected to sit on each panel is coordinated by each Course Director, and comprised of internationally recognized experts in academic otolaryngology.

• Eben L. Rosenthal, MD
• Rakesh K. Chandra, MD, MMHC
• C. Gaelyn Garrett, MD, MMHC
• David S. Haynes, MD, FACS, MMHC
• Sarah L. Rodhe, MD, FACS, MMHC
• Scott Stephan, MD
• Christopher Wootten, MD, MMHC
• John Seibert, MD

The AAFP has reviewed Vanderbilt Sisson-Ossoff Otolaryngology Symposium and deemed it acceptable for up to 26.00 Live AAFP Prescribed credits. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

AAFP Prescribed credit is accepted by the American Medical Association as equivalent to AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s)™ toward the AMA Physician's Recognition Award. 

There is a block of rooms reserved at The Lodge at Vail until Tuesday, January 4, 2024, or until the block is full (whichever comes first). To make a reservation:

1. Call 1-855-332-1601 and select option #1 to reach the Colorado resorts.
2. Then select option #4 for Vail lodging options. Please use the code BVLVBT24 to book a standard room within the room block.
3. If you would like to book a condo, Studio room, luxury room, or suite, please use code SVLVBT24 for 15% off at the time of booking (plus tax and resort fee).

*PLEASE NOTE: The room block is expected to fill to capacity by the Fall. We encourage booking as early as possible. 

SHOULD YOU HAVE DIFFICULTY SECURING ACCOMMODATIONS AT THE LODGE:

ADDITIONAL PROPERTY DISCOUNT AVAILABLE

There is a discount code SVLVBT24 that can be used for 15% off retail rates at time of reservation based on space and availability at the Arrabelle at Vail Village.

• Lionshead Village, 18 minutes walking, .9 miles
  • 675 Lionshead Pl, Vail, CO 81657
  • 888-688-8055

ADDITIONAL PROPERTIES WITHOUT DISCOUNT

There are additional lodges and resorts within Vail Village and Lionshead Village that are within walking distance of The Lodge. While we cannot guarantee availability at any of these locations, we can be confident in the quality of the accommodations. Reservations at additional locations will be based on individual call-in, as additional room blocks have not been procured.

• Sitzmark Lodge (1 minute walking from the Lodge, 400 feet)
  • 183 Gore Creek Dr, Vail, CO 81657
  • 970-476-5001
• The Lodge Tower (1 minute walking from The Lodge, <400 feet)
  • 200 Vail Rd, Vail, CO 81657
  • 855-840-0859
• Tivoli Lodge (7 minutes walking from the Lodge, .3 miles)
  • 386 Hanson Ranch Rd, Vail, CO 81657
  • 970-476-5615
• All Seasons, Hyatt (8 minutes walking from The Lodge, .4 miles)
  • 434 Gore Creek Dr, Vail, CO 81657
  • (970) 476-5641

There is a discount available for attendees of the Sisson-Ossoff Symposium booking ground transportation to/from both Denver International Airport and Eagle County Regional Airport to Vail Village/Beaver Creek if you book shuttle transportation via Epic Mountain Express. 

Please use the personalized booking link here for 10% off your reservation. 

We encourage reservations to be made as soon as possible due to high demand. 

Should Epic Mountain Express not have any availability on your travel date, we additionally recommend Peak 1 Express for ground transportation. 

Ski lift tickets and rental equipment are available for purchase through the Vanderbilt conference for a 25% discount off walk-up rates. 

Purchase lift tickets through Vanderbilt conference HERE. Use promo code BVLVBT24.

VERY IMPORTANT: Purchasing lift tickets via the above link through the Vanderbilt conference disallows you from purchasing lift tickets via an Epic membership or profile at a later date for a better discount. 

EPIC PROFILE HOLDERS: Epic Passes/Day Passes available on the Epic App can be purchased at a steeper discount. If you are a repeat Vail Resort customer or plan to visit other resorts in the future, we encourage you to create an Epic profile, provide your personal information, and specify your resort location and dates to procure lift tickets with the highest discount.

Create your Epic profile here.

PLEASE NOTE: Purchasing Epic Day Passes via the Epic App or your membership may have restrictions on dates, so please be sure the dates and location you have selected for your lift passes match your schedule. 

Dress is casual and intended to suit conference attendance right off the slopes. Jeans, sweaters, ski pants, and athletic attire are welcome. 

Please visit this link to register for the meeting, on or before January 8, 2024. 

PLEASE NOTE: If you register on or after January 8, 2024, your name badge will not be pre-printed upon your arrival. You will be provided a a blank name badge. Your course gift will not be available for on-site pick-up, but will be shipped to you after the course. This applies to general attendees, course faculty, and panelists alike. 

CANCELLATION POLICY: Refund requests due to cancelled registrations will be accepted until January 4, 2024 (30 days prior). After that date, registration refunds are not able to be provided. 50% registration refunds will be granted prior to that date. 

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